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LEGO Seasonal Christmas Snowman (40093) First Look

September 27, 2014 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

Yesterday, we first reported on the November 2014 LEGO Store Calendar and on there we get our first glimpse of the LEGO Seasonal Christmas Snowman (40093). It would seem that Christmas will be having two of these seasonal builds with the other being the Reindeer (40092). The snowman is reminiscent of Frosty the Snowman with the top hat and broom. I’m looking forward to gettin the rest of these guys including the Thanksgiving Turkey (40091) to add to my collection. I’ve been told that the final seasonal builds as well as all the holiday stuff like the baubles will be in stores next week, just in time for double VIP points.

Brick Flicks: 60 Iconic Movie Scenes and Posters to Make From LEGO Book Review

September 26, 2014 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

This morning, I found an interesting package on my porch. I don’t remember ordering anything so I wasn’t exactly sure what it was. I opened the box and was surprised it came from Barron’s Educational Series, Inc. which is the same publisher for a few books that I’ve recently reviewed, Brick City: Global Icons to Make from LEGO and Brick Wonders: Ancient, Modern, and Natural Wonders Made from LEGO. The latest book from LEGO artist Warren Elsmore is called Brick Flicks: 60 Iconic Movie Scenes and Posters to Make From LEGO. The book has 160 fully-illustrated pages and retails for $18.99. Like with Warren’s previous books, the cover is a nice mix of hard and softback and it shows a film roll with a couple of iconic scenes from E.T. and The Shining in LEGO form.

Brick Flicks: 60 Iconic Movie Scenes and Posters to Make From LEGO

The book is separated into four chapters and are categorized in different movie themes: Sci-Fi and Horror, Drama and Classics, Action and Adventure, and Comedy and Musicals. The introduction talks about why Warren took on this project and how he captured the scenes.

To get the LEGO scene as close to their real-life counterpart, Warren has hired Minifigs.me to create custom minifigures for the scenes in the book. By using custom minifigures, it allows him to capture the details and expressions of the minifigures as they are portrayed in the movies.

Brick Flicks continues to show movie scenes that you can easily recognize from just by looking at it. Each movie gets a two-page spread which includes a … Continue

LEGO BIONICLE Mask of Creation Concept Images

September 26, 2014 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 2 Comments

Earlier this week, LEGO announced that they were revealing something today for the returning LEGO BIONICLE theme. We took a guess and said that it could be the official site, BIONICLE.com, would go live. That didn’t happen.

On their Facebook Page, LEGO have revealed images of how they constructed the Mask of Creation. These images include renderings of the concept art to conputer-aided designs of the Mask.

I’m not familiar with BIONICLE but doing some research, the Mask of Creation belongs to Artakha and is one of the most powerful Kanohi in existence.

So there you have it for LEGO’s “reveal.” It was just a short story in picture form of how the Mast of Creation came into being. Stay tuned for more details of LEGO BIONICLE when New York Comic Con rolls by in a couple of weeks.

LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham – Batman of the Future DLC Details

September 26, 2014 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham - Batman of the Future DLC Pack

The European Playstation Blog has given some details on the Batman of the Future DLC Pack for LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham.

Like the the DLC character pack says, it will be based on the animated TV show “Batman of the Future” or “Batman Beyond” over here in the States. These characters include:

Batman of the Future featuring Terry McGinnis
Retired Bruce Wayne and his Bat-Hound, Ace
Bonk (BigFig)
Blight
Inque
Mr. Freeze
Joker

This bonus DLC pack is for people who purchase LEGO Batman 3 for PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4 in Europe. There’s no mentioning if we will be getting these characters in the States but hopefully we can get them by ways of unlocking in game or with the Season Pass.

LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham - Batman of the Future (Batman Beyond)

LEGO November 2014 Store Calendar Promos & Events

September 26, 2014 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

The November 2014 LEGO Store Calendar is now available and we can talk about the promotions that will be happening during the month.

First is a FREE exclusive 2015 LEGO Wall Calendar with purchases of $75 or more. The cover of the calendar features the LEGO Employee minifigure as well as various ones from the Collectible Minifigures line. Inside the calendar also includes exclusive offers. The 2015 LEGO Wall Calendar will be offered from November 1st until the end of the year, while supplies last.

Another promotion is the second FREE exclusive Holiday Set with purchases of of $99 or more. We already know that it will be a skating scene but there’s still no images of it yet. This offer will only be valid from November 28 – December 1 which is during “Brick Friday”, LEGO’s version of Black Friday weekend.

On November 21, LEGO will be revealing the next exclusive set. I’m going to venture a guess that it will be the LEGO Star Wars UCS Slave I (76060).

If you’re a LEGO VIP member, visit your local LEGO Store on November 22 for special holiday offers.

It is not listed on the calendar but there will be a Monthly Mini Build event on November 4. The build for this month is a Rocket (40104) with a launching pad.

The new Christmas LEGO Seasonal sets will also be available during November like the Santa Set (850939) and the different baubles. Also, if you’re planning on getting any of the LEGO 2014 Advent … Continue

Brick Wonders: Ancient, Modern, and Natural Wonders Made from LEGO Book Review

September 25, 2014 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

Continuing with another book review from Warren Elsore, we have Brick Wonders: Ancient, Modern, and Natural Wonders Made from LEGO. The book is a sequel to the best-seller Brick City: Global Icons to Make from LEGO which we have also reviewed. Like the previous book, it contains 256 fully illustrated pages and it retails for $19.99. Also, the cover is a mix of a hard and softback in a sense that it is not a full hardback but soft enough to bend a little.

The first chapter of the book follows its predecessor where it talks about the history of LEGO, where to buy bricks, building tips, LEGO design software, so on and so forth. There is some information about sorting and storing of your LEGO bricks and online resources you can use to help you build.

In a little different format than the previous book, Brick Wonders has the chapters that are categorized into types of wonders in the world including the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, Historic Wonders, Modern Wonders, and Natural Wonders.

Like his previous book, there are lots of photos of Warren’s highly detailed builds along with an informative description of the what the subject is about. Included in the chapters are some builds that you can build using the instructions that he has provided like a Mini Sphinx, Trojan Horse, and Chinese Pagoda just to name a few. The instructions again are condensed into one page and are somewhat small. This may give novice builders some trouble when … Continue

LEGO Speed Champions Logo Found

September 25, 2014 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

Just2Good on Eurobricks has found that BrickShop.nl now has a logo for the new LEGO Speed Champions theme that will be released in 2015. For a while, we thought that there would be a Top Gear theme but it looks like there won’t be. Just2Good also mentions that he thinks there could be a Top Gear app that will go along with the sets. We’ll see if that happens or not since LEGO has been moving towards the digital world recently. Below are the sets that have been rumored to come out next year.

Ferrari F150 (75899)
Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 (75908)
McLaren P1 (75909)
Porsche 918 Spyder (75910)
McLaren Mercedes Pit Stop (75911)
Porsche 911 GT Finish Line (75912)
Ferrari F14 & Scuderia Ferrari Truck (75913)